Tonga vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Tonga
38.0%
in 2015
Upper middle income
18.9%
in 2019
Tonga rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Tonga
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 38.0% against 18.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Tonga ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 147 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 37.3% | 21.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 35.9% | 28.9% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 21.6% | 16.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Tonga or Upper middle income?
- Tonga, at 38.0% against 18.9% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Tonga and Upper middle income?
- 19.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Upper middle income?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Tonga and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.